The City of Johannesburg has disconnected electricity at the High Point flats and the popular Summit nightclub in Hillbrow after discovering that the properties collectively owe about R25 million in unpaid electricity bills. City of Johannesburg Acting Mayor Sithembiso Zungu confirmed the disconnections while speaking to Newsnote during a law-enforcement operation in the area on Tuesday. Zungu said the Summit nightclub is operating in a building whose plans do not comply with the City’s Emergency Management Services requirements and currently…

Despite what appeared to be poor organisation by the ANC during its anniversary celebrations in Moruleng, North West, lobbyists backing Secretary General Fikile Mbalula’s presidential ambitions believe the January 8 rally—along with a series of fringe events leading up to it—significantly advanced his campaign for the party’s top position. Mbalula reportedly received the loudest applause at events he attended, including the main rally on Saturday. “We had our own programme. We deliberately did this to avoid Mbalula playing second fiddle…

The storm is far from over for Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen, despite being cleared by an internal party probe into allegations that he misused a party credit card. Steenhuisen, who has also been subjected to a garnishee order by a commercial bank over an unpaid R150,000 credit card debt, reportedly repaid the amount owed to the DA. This repayment ultimately resulted in the internal finding that he was not guilty of misconduct. However, while the DA has maintained…